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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



naturally shy and cautious, seldom coming very close to 

 human habitations except when driven by cold and scarcity 

 of food. On such occasions as these they will come into 

 parks and enclosures in considerable numbers, and are very 

 tame. In confinement it soon becomes quite tame and 

 familiar, and is rather an acquisition than otherwise in an 

 aviary. According to Mr. Yarrell, the Redwing advances 

 during the summer months as far north as Iceland and 

 the Faroe Islands, and as the winter approaches, its migra- 

 tion is extended southward to Spain, Provence, Italy, and 

 Asia MinorJ / 



